高等院校英语入学分级测试真题1998年(暂无语音)及答案解析.doc

1、高等院校英语入学分级测试真题 1998 年(暂无语音)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)I二、Part A(总题数：2，分数：10.00)A.I“m not interested in magazines now.B.I“m used to reading a lot every day.C.I needed many magazines for my work.D.I“m too busy to read now.A.John swims better than his son.B.John usually swims with his son.C.John and hi

2、s son seldom go swimming.D.John“s son is too young to swim.A.Both Charles and his brother are writers.B.Charles enjoys writing to his brother.C.Charles and his brother get on well.D.Charles and his brother look alike.A.He would start the job ten days later.B.He needed ten more days to do the job.C.H

3、e couldn“t finish the work in nine days.D.He is sure to complete the job in ten days.A.Both Mrs. Smith and Bob help the mother.B.Bob likes to do housework.C.Mrs. Smith usually gets help from Bob.D.Mrs. Smith often tells Bob to help his mother.A.Mr. Green is not in the office.B.Mary doesn“t have to w

4、ork tomorrow.C.Mr. Green will come to see Mary tomorrow.D.Mary can“t see Mr. Green today.A.The history test was very difficult.B.Many of us were sick before the test.C.The teacher hadn“t told us about the test.D.We didn“t have enough time to study.A.I want to be a football player.B.Football is the g

5、ame I like least.C.I don“t like any ball games.D.Football is my favorite sport.A.My sister was a teacher, but now she“s a nurse.B.My sister likes teaching better than being a nurse.C.My sister teaches in a medical school.D.My sister is going to change her job soon.A.Mr. White went to the bank in old

6、 clothes.B.Mr. White had much work to do in the bank.C.Mr. White didn“t spend money on clothes.D.Mr. White“s bank often helped poor people.三、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A.Let her use his color pen.B.Buy her a color pen.C.Lend her a color pen.D.Borrow a color pen from her.A.Wait for others to catch up.B.Con

7、tinue climbing to the top.C.Take another path to the hill.D.Stop and take a rest.A.He can“t wait for long.B.He doesn“t want to go now.C.He“ll use the phone over there.D.He prefers to eat elsewhere.A.There is no time to talk.B.He doesn“t have to hurry.C.She needs a little more time.D.It is a little p

8、ast 10.A.She hasn“t seen him since the baby“s birth.B.He is busy taking care of the baby.C.He has given up smoking.D.He smokes when the baby is not present.四、Part C(总题数：2，分数：5.00)Passage 1（分数：2.00）A.He sold his car and his house.B.He worked many extra hours.C.He got a better paid job.D.He borrowed m

9、oney from the boss.A.Yes, because Susan would have a bright future.B.No, because he was too tired to work very hard.C.Yes, because he could have his car again.D.No, because Susan was no longer a college student.Passage 2（分数：3.00）A.He was a member of the school baseball team.B.His teachers often help

10、ed him with his studies.C.He often didn“t go to school.D.He didn“t have enough money to finish college.A.Playing baseball.B.Selling sporting goods.C.Announcing on the radio.D.Writing about sports.A.He was going to be traded.B.TV was attracting more and more people.C.He wanted to train young baseball

11、 players.D.He planned to complete his college education.II(A)About 16 million people in the United States have lost some of their hearing. About two million others are extremely or completely deaf. They cannot hear speech or most other sounds in their everyday life, even with a hearing aid to make s

12、ounds louder. There are several kinds of hearing loss. The first kind results from disease or injury to the outer or middle part of the ear. The damage prevents sound waves from reaching the inner ear. Usually, this form of hearing loss is not extreme. And a hearing aid or medical treatment can ofte

13、n restore hearing. A second kind of hearing loss involves the nerves (神经).It is caused by damage to the inner ear. A loud noise or disease may destroy some of the tiny nerve cells that carry sound. People suffering this kind of damage may lose the ability to hear some sounds, high or low. The third

14、kind of deafness is called a central hearing loss. It is caused by damage to the hearing nerves leading to the brain or in the brain itself. Deafness is the most common bodily disability (残疾) in America. Often nothing can be done to stop it. But many cases can be prevented. One simple thing is respo

15、nsible for most hearing loss. That one thing is noise. Telephone bells, loud music, machines. In industrial countries, especially, these things make the world very noisy. Studies have shown that old men in quiet African villages have much better hearing than young people in America. Other sources of

16、 deafness. include accidents, drugs and illnesses.（分数：10.00）(1).What kind of hearing loss mentioned in the passage is the most serious?（分数：2.00）A.The first kind.B.The second kind.C.The third kind.D.None.(2).Hearing loss caused by damage to _ can often be restored.（分数：2.00）A.the outer earB.the inner

17、earC.the nervesD.the brain(3).Which of the following is NOT a source of deafness?（分数：2.00）A.Loud music.B.Bodily disability.C.Accidents.D.Some drugs.(4).It can be inferred from the passage that _.（分数：2.00）A.developed countries are more noisyB.nothing can be done to prevent loss of hearingC.old people

18、 suffer less from hearing lossD.16 million Americans have lost their hearing(5).Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：2.00）A.Deafness is very common in America.B.Hearing nerves are most important to one“s hearing.C.There are different causes of hearing loss.D.Hearing aids can always help

19、 deaf people hear clearly.(B)Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them: our purpose is to fit them for life. As soon as we realize this fact, we will understand that it is very important to choose a system of edu

20、cation which will really prepare children for life. It is not enough just to choose the first system of education one finds; or to continue with one“s old system of education without examining it to see whether it is in fact suitable or not. In many modern countries it has for some time been fashion

21、able to think that, by free education for all-whether rich or poor, clever or stupid-one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough: we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees

22、 than there are jobs for them to fill. Because of their degrees, they refuse to do what they think “low“ work; and, in fact, work with the hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is

23、far more important than that of a professor: we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever job is suited to his brain and

24、 ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be ashamed of one“s work, or to scorn someone else“s. Only such a type of education can be called valuable to society.（分数：10.00）(1).The first sentence of this passage means that education i

25、s _.（分数：2.00）A.not the purpose of lifeB.a way of lifeC.to make people suitable for lifeD.not fit for children(2).Free education for all is not enough, because _.（分数：2.00）A.it can not solve all the problems of societyB.there are not enough jobs for those who have degreesC.degrees are uselessD.people

26、with degrees are ashamed of their jobs(3).The writer of this passage thinks that _.（分数：2.00）A.work with hands is dirtyB.food is more important than educationC.education is not necessary for some peopleD.it is better to be a completely uneducated farmer(4).We must be educated in such a way that_.（分数：

27、2.00）A.we can choose whatever job we likeB.we can do all kinds of jobsC.each of us can do a good jobD.each of us can do some work that is useful to society(5).How can education be valuable to society?（分数：2.00）A.Education should be free for all.B.Education should bring up people able and willing to d

28、o jobs necessary to society.C.Education should make people accept “low“ jobs.D.Education should provide higher degrees.(C)If one takes a sample of the element gold and starts breaking it into smaller and smaller and smaller pieces, it seems reasonable that one will eventually (最终) reach a “smallest

29、possible piece“ of gold that could not be divided further and still be called gold. This smallest possible unit of gold would be a gold atom. Thus, the atom is the limit of chemical subdivision for an element. The concept of an atom is an old one, dating back to ancient Greece. Records indicate that

30、 around 460 B.C., Democritus, a Greek philosopher, suggested that continued subdivision of matter ultimately would yield small indivisible particles which he called atoms (from the Greek word atomos meaning “uncut or indivisible“). Democritus“s ideas about matter were, however, lost (forgotten) duri

31、ng the Middle Ages, as were the ideas of many other people. It was not until the beginning of the nineteenth century that the concept of the atom was “rediscovered“. John Dalton (1776-1844), an English school teacher, proposed in a series of papers published in the period 1803-1807 that the fundamen

32、tal building block for all kinds of matter was an atom. Dalton“s proposal had as its basis experimentation that he and other scientists had conducted. This is in marked contrast to the early Greek concept of atoms, which was based solely on philosophical speculation (构想). Because of its experimental

33、 basis, Dalton“s idea got wide attention and stimulated new work and thought concerning the ultimate building blocks of matter. Additional research, carried out by many scientists, has now validated (证明有效) Dalton“s basic conclusion that the building blocks for all types of matter are atomic in natur

34、e. Some of the details of Dalton“s original proposals have had to be modified in the light of recent more sophisticated experiments, but the basic concept of atoms remains.（分数：10.00）(1).The first appearance of the idea that the atom is the limit of chemical subdivision for an element was about _.（分数

35、：2.00）A.2,500 years agoB.1,500 years agoC.180 years agoD.100 years ago(2).The most important difference between Dalton“s ideas about the atom and those of Democritus was that _.（分数：2.00）A.Dalton believed that the atom was the fundamental unit of matterB.Democritus“s ideas were not based on experimen

36、tationC.Democritus did not know of the different types of atoms which are known todayD.Democritus did not have the evidence of electron microscopes to support his theory(3).According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the atom?（分数：2.00）A.It is invisible.B.It is indivis

37、ible.C.It is the smallest particle of an element.D.It forms all types of matter.(4).The phrase “in nature“ (Line 2, Para. 4) most probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.in the natural worldB.in appearanceC.in formD.in character(5).Which of the following statements is TRUE?（分数：2.00）A.The basic concept of atoms

38、is constantly changing in history.B.Democritus“s ideas about matter were not correct.C.Dalton“s original proposals about atoms were modified by other scientists.D.Through scientific research, ancient Greeks found the atom to be the basic unit of matter.(D)It seems to me that British newspapers aren“

39、t really newspapers at all. They contain news, it is true, but much of this news only appears in print because it is guaranteed (保证) to shock, surprise or cause a chuckle. What should we expect to find in a real newspaper? Interesting political articles. Accurate reports of what has been happening i

40、n distant comers of the world. The latest news from the stock exchange. Full coverage of great sporting events. In-depth interviews with leading personalities. It is a sad fact that in Britain the real newspapers, the ones that report the facts, sell in thousands, while the popular papers that set o

41、ut to shock or amuse have a circulation of several million. One“s inescapable conclusion is that the vast majority of British readers do not really want a proper newspaper at all. They just want a few pages of entertainment. I buy the same newspaper every day. In this paper political matters, both B

42、ritish and foreign, are covered in full. The editorial column may support government policy on one issue and oppose it on another. There is a full page of book reviews and another devoted to the latest happenings in the theatre, the cinema and the world of art. Stock exchange prices are quoted daily

43、. So are the exchange rates of the world“s major currencies. The sports correspondents are among the best in the country, while the standard of the readers“ letters is absolutely first class. If an intelligent person were to find a copy of this paper 50 years from now, he or she would still find it

44、entertaining, interesting and instructive. So my favourite newspaper is obviously very different from those popular papers that have a circulation of several million. But that does not mean that it is “better“ or that they are “worse. “ We are not comparing like with like. A publisher printing a new

45、spaper with a circulation of several million is running a highly successful commercial operation. The people who buy his product are obviously satisfied customers and in a free society everybody should have the right to buy whatever kind of newspaper he pleases.（分数：10.00）(1).What kind of newspaper d

46、oes the author prefer?（分数：2.00）A.A popular newspaper.B.An entertaining newspaper.C.A daily newspaper.D.A serious newspaper.(2).Why do the popular newspapers sell better?（分数：2.00）A.People don“t like real news.B.People have bad taste.C.People are mostly uneducated.D.People want entertainment.(3).The a

47、uthor thinks that the popular newspapers are not _.（分数：2.00）A.entertainingB.instructiveC.interestingD.amusing(4).The real newspapers are more suitable for _.（分数：2.00）A.common peopleB.hard-working peopleC.intelligent peopleD.curious people(5).According to the author, the popular papers are _.（分数：2.00

48、）A.better than the real newspapersB.different from the real newspapersC.worse than the real newspapersD.more interesting than the real newspapers六、III(总题数：40，分数：20.00)1.We“ve got to be _ and buy only what we can afford.（分数：0.50）A.honestB.amusingC.practicalD.friendly2.Another new nation has been _ be

49、ing.（分数：0.50）A.broken intoB.brought intoC.come intoD.pulled into3.The Rio Grande River forms part of the _ between Texas and Mexico.（分数：0.50）A.areaB.edgeC.frontD.border4.I enjoyed all the other school subjects, but history _.（分数：0.50）A.above allB.after allC.at allD.in all5.He has spent a large _ of money with no results.（分数：0.50）A.numberB.amountC.qualityD.quantity6.Do you think that Bob will ever _ his driving test?（分数：0.50）A.live throughB.get intoC.get throughD.pull into7.“Those girls are identical